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Council Variance Application: CV24-011
APPLICANT: Ohio Mulch; c/o Jackson B. Reynolds, III, Atty.: 37 West Broad Street, Suite 460; Columbus, OH 43215.
PROPOSED USE: Wholesaling, yard waste collection, and outdoor storage.
FAR EAST AREA COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
CITY DEPARTMENTS' RECOMMENDATION: Approval. The site consists of one parcel developed with a commercial building in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District. The requested variance will allow a landscape supply company with retail, wholesale, and yard waste collection uses, as shown on the submitted site plan. The variance includes reduced setbacks for outdoor storage from residential districts and lot lines. The site is located within the boundaries of the Far East Land Use Plan (2018), which recommends “Employment Center” land uses, and includes the adoption of Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (C2P2) Design Guidelines (2018). Staff supports the requested uses, noting existing adjacent manufacturing uses, and the location of the proposed outdoor storage area in consideration of the residential property across Chantry Drive. The site plan demonstrates appropriate screening of this storage area from neighboring uses. Additionally, the site is located within the initial focus area of the Zone-In initiative, and rezoning the property to a manufacturing district would not be possible.
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To grant a Variance from the provisions of Sections 3356.03, C-4 permitted uses; and 3363.41(a), Storage, of the Columbus City Codes; for the property located at 5705 CHANTRY DR. (43232), to allow wholesaling, yard waste collection, and outdoor storage with reduced setbacks in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial District (Council Variance #CV24-011).
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WHEREAS, by application #CV24-011, the owner of property at 5705 CHANTRY DR. (43232), requests a Council variance to allow wholesaling, yard waste collection, and outdoor storage with reduced setbacks in the L-C-4, Limited Commercial Dist...
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